Column ONE Today Highlights Local and National Briefs
Business notes lower unemployment boosting stocks while Bush sidesteps torture questions. court reports cover lawsuits in Franklin Jackson Perry Union and Williamson counties. education features high school students learning engineering. Springfield story on meth flow curbs. Union County offices asked to cut costs. Carbondale panel recommends steps to save a child care center. Weather shows mixed skies with showers and 80s heat across weekend.
Fire destroys Carbondale home. no injuries reported
Fire Thursday night destroyed the home of Jose Anaya at 1400 N Illinois Ave The Crossings mobile home park Carbondale He was away from home with his girlfriend and son not present The resident expressed relief that no one was hurt and noted all belongings were inside the fire fire officials investigated the cause
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Jose Anaya
Illinois Ave
The
Crossings Mobile Home Park
Ana
Meth bust nets 11 in Franklin County
Predawn operation by over 40 federal and state agents led to 11 arrests in two rounds of federal indictments targeting meth production and trafficking in Franklin County. U.S. Attorney Ronald J. Tenpas announced the action, noting 13 indictments issued.
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Benton
Franklin County
U.S
Ronald J. Tenpas
SIU trims pay for Kowalczyk and Kill amid gains and controversy
SIU trustees approved retroactive raises for athletic director Paul Kowalczyk and football coach Jerry Kill to raise annual pay to 152,400 and 140,004 respectively. The move drew criticism from Ruth Pommier of the campus civil service employees union who called the increases an obscenity while many workers have not seen raises in three years.
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Steve Jahnke
THE
Southern
SIU
Jerry Kill
Paul Kowalczyk
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Glenn Poshard
Kowalczyk
Kill
SIUC
Ruth Pommier
Campus Association of Civil Service Employees Union
Pommier
Carmen Suarez
Poshard
Walter) Wendler
Reagan Helps Grant Thompsonville Girl Wish
A Thompsonville family mourns as former President Ronald Reagan is remembered for fulfilling their dying daughter's wish. Christina Fowler, diagnosed with leukemia at nine, met Reagan after being aided by the Children's Hopes and Dreams program. She later died at 13 after visiting the White House and the National Zoo pandas.
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Thompsonville
Dennis
Donna Fowler
Ronald Reagan
Fowler
Christina
White House
Christina Fowler
Children’s
National Zoo
Washington, D.C
Cairo police chief resigns amid council clash and open meetings dispute
Cairo Mayor Farris ordered four council members removed after alleging an illegal special meeting. Police Chief Tim Brown resigned following the confrontation and City Attorney McIntyre filed criminal complaints against Purchase Whitaker Tarver and Jackson.
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Cairo
Tim Brown
Paul Farris
Brown
Alan McIntyre
Farris
Elbert “Bo” Purchase
Bobby Whitaker
Sandra Tarver
Linda Jackson
McIntyre
Larry Cook
U.S. Department of Agriculture
City Hall
Whitaker
Vandalia prison debate continues as DOC readies closure
Vandalia Correctional Center remains open while Illinois budget disputes unfold. DOC spokesman Sergio Molina said no definitive action yet, despite Gov Blagojevich cutting the facility from the 2005 plan to save money against a $2.3 billion deficit. The governor has also targeted Pontiac for closure. The March letter to Vandalia Mayor Ricky Gottman is noted.
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Springfield
Vandalia
Illinois Department of Corrections
Sergio Molina
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Pontiac Correctional Center
Governor’s Office
City of Vandalia
Ricky Gottman
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